In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, clashes between the army and M23 rebels
North Kivu is enduring severe violence as M23 rebels, supported by Rwandan forces, advance towards
President Felix Tshisekedi has abandoned his Davos trip amid escalating conflict in eastern DRC, where
President Tshisekedi returned from Davos as fighting escalates in DR Congo, particularly with the M23
Sudan rejected South Sudan’s call for a U.N. and AU investigation into alleged war crimes,
M23 rebels are advancing toward Goma, prompting military responses from the Congolese army. The conflict
South Sudan has directed telecom companies to block social media access for up to three
The U.N. warns that the M23 conflict in eastern Congo could escalate into a regional
Ghada Rifai, a Rutgers—Newark Ph.D. student, fled war-torn Syria in 2012. Now residing in Newark,
Monsignor Donatien Nshole highlighted the “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC, exacerbated by fighting between